Rejected petition All MPs to carry out 1 month's military front line service in a war zone.

To ensure MPs understand the life changing implications of their actions when deploying armed forces to conflict zones, MPs would be required to carry out 1 month's frontline observation of troops in action within the first 6 months of their tenure.

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Recent cases of military personnel being made scapegoats and being punished for carrying out their duties as directed by government shows a gross lack of understanding and support by MPs. By observing frontline action, it would be hoped that they would gain a better understanding of the pressures and difficulties faced by military personnel carrying out Government's directions.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

A decision to join the armed forces is for an individual to make, not a decision for Parliament as a whole.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 26 June 2016
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